Glencoe World History © 2012 Georgia Edition

Chapter 26: World War II, 1939-1945

World War II

1
Which of the following is NOT true about Hitler's theory of Aryan racial domination?
A)Hitler wanted to build a great civilization called the Third Reich.
B)To be a great power, Germany needed to expand its lands.
C)The peoples living in conquered lands would be used as slave labor.
D)Hitler wanted to conquer land to the west.
2
What was Germany's first step in expansion and the first step toward war?
A)the invasion of Czechoslovakia
B)the Anschluss with Austria
C)the occupation of the Sudetenland
D)the remilitarization of the Rhineland
3
What was the impact of Japan's expansion into China?
A)It forced Chiang Kai-shek to take his attention off the Chinese Communists.
B)It brought condemnation from the West.
C)It forced Chiang to relocate his capital.
D)All of these.
4
Which was Japan's MAIN reason for expansion?
A)to find sources of raw materials for its industries
B)to find new markets for its manufactured goods
C)to establish a new system of control in Asia under Japan's guidance
D)to become a member of the League of Nations
5
The Battle of Britain was _____.
A)an air war in Britain by Germany
B)Germany's amphibious invasion of Britain
C)the occupation of the French region of Brittany
D)Britain's bombing of Dresden
6
The battle at _____ proved to be the turning point for Hitler's plan to expand to the east.
A)Crimea
B)the Caucasus
C)Stalingrad
D)Moscow
7
After the Allies established naval superiority in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway Island, they _____.
A)attacked the main island of Japan
B)dropped atomic bombs on Japan
C)retook China
D)adopted a strategy of "island hopping"
8
Which was NOT one of the ways Hitler and the SS administered the Final Solution?
A)Jews were moved into ghettos in Polish cities.
B)Jews were relocated to undesirable lands to make room for German settlers.
C)Einsatzgruppen executed Jews in villages in the Soviet Union.
D)Jews were sent to concentration and death camps.
9
The war impacted life in the United States by _____.
A)creating severe food shortages
B)destroying vast areas of the country
C)creating boomtowns and widespread movement of people
D)integrating African Americans in the military for the first time
10
The issue over _____ caused a serious split between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Yalta Conference.
A)an American-British invasion in France
B)free elections in Eastern Europe
C)Soviet military help against Japan
D)the creation of the United Nations
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